high official

Chapter 1141 Responsibilities
When Wang Xian returned to Zhen Guogong's mansion, Wu Wei, Liu Sheng and others had been waiting there anxiously.Seeing Gongye coming back, everyone hurriedly got up to greet them, and asked impatiently: "Grandpa, how are you doing?"

"Let's talk in the house." Wang Xian signaled everyone to come in with him, and after sitting down, he said slowly: "The holy will is that I was ordered to bring [-] soldiers and horses to reinforce Hetao. But it has not been decided in the court..."

In the past two years, Wang Xian's words have become more and more cautious, but all his subordinates will not take his last words seriously. As long as Wang Xian wants to go out in command, those civil servants dare to object?
"My lord, I volunteered to be a pioneer!" Liu Sheng said eagerly.

"Relying on Lord Hou is indispensable!" Wang Xian said to Liu Sheng with a smile.

"Grandpa, Lord Hou can't leave the capital. Without the Four Guards battalion in charge of the capital, our rear will be unstable!" Wu Wei said with a frown.

"Hey, Xiao Wu, without the fine cavalry from the Four Guards Battalion, my father-in-law's chances of winning will be much smaller!" Liu Sheng looked at Wu Wei and said with a sly smile: "As for the capital, even if there is no Four Guards Battalion, with how many of them How much more waves can be turned up by a piece of material?"

"Now we are the target of everyone's criticism. We must first ensure that there will be no troubles in everything!" Wu Wei frowned even more tightly: "We can't give them a chance!"

"You're too careful..." Liu Sheng laughed loudly and said, "My lord is out with a large army, and the emperor's ministers in Beijing carefully coaxed my lord before it's too late. How dare you mess around at this time? I'm not afraid of my lord's anger. Anti-fucking?"

"Hey, Lord Hou..." Wu Wei wanted to say more, but when Wang Xian raised his hand, he had to stop talking.

"What Hou Ye said makes sense. What we should consider now is how to do our best to win this war, instead of fighting in the nest." Wang Xian said in a deep voice: "Let him go here in the capital. I believe that the emperor will take care of the overall situation." ..."

"My lord, there is no conflict between winning the war and controlling the capital..." Wu Wei earnestly said.

"Okay, you don't have to worry about the affairs of the capital," Wang Xian said with a blank expression, "I'm going to appoint you as the commander of the marching army, and use all your energy to prepare for the expedition."

"Ah?" Wu Wei was stunned and speechless for a while.Whenever Wang Xian went out, he would hand over his lair to guard him, without exception for many years.But this time they want to let him go out together, obviously because they think he is not suitable to sit in the rear anymore!

Everyone in the hall looked solemn, even Liu Sheng didn't dare to speak. Everyone stared at Wang Xian and Wu Wei, secretly guessing what this change meant.

"..." After a long time, Wu Wei came back to his senses and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your trust." After a pause, he couldn't help but said in a shy voice, "I just don't know who the lord will send to guard the capital this time?"

"The capital has its own emperor in charge, so why should I add anything to it?" Wang Xian still said with a blank expression, "It's enough for Shuaihui to contact you in the capital."

Wu Wei still didn't give up and hurriedly looked at Liu Sheng and the others, implying that they should speak up for him.

"Grandpa..." Liu Sheng and others quickly tried to persuade them: "People don't hurt the tiger's will, but the tiger hurts the heart. Mr. Wu should stay in the capital and take care of our house!"

"No!" Wang Xian said without any negotiating: "Not only Wu Wei, but also the backbone of the Jinyiwei will go with the army." He raised his voice and said: "This battle must be won and not defeated, and it must be fought for ten years of peace. Otherwise, I will be a sinner of China, and I can only apologize to the world with death!"

"Yes..." Everyone hurriedly replied in a deep voice.

Don't listen to the fact that they deserve it, but Wang Xian knows that these guys don't think so.I had no choice but to sigh, and said earnestly: "During the Yongle Dynasty, the Hongwu Dynasty, and even the Jianwen Dynasty, our Ming Dynasty had an absolute advantage over the Mongols. Wherever the king's teacher went, the Mongols were all invincible and far away. So they In the past 70 to [-] years, I have never dared to take a step beyond the threshold, and this is how we Han people have a good time."

Everyone present has experienced the Yongle Dynasty and even the Hongwu Dynasty, and their chests are naturally filled with pride and self-confidence as Han people. It is hard for them to imagine the desolate state of the people of the previous dynasty, trembling and self-willing to be humble under the ravages of the Mongolian cavalry. up.But Wang Xian knew very well how precious this high-spirited and confident state of the nation is, it was cultivated by generations of bloody struggles against the Tartars!

Wang Xian has a strong sense of responsibility. He must protect the self-confidence of the proud people of this great country, so that the Han people will always stand in this hot land of China, and never have to bow their heads to anyone!
At the very least, you must not let the self-confidence of a big country and the pride of a nation fall into your own hands...

"No matter how much enmity or resentment the late emperor had with us, we cannot deny that the Yongle Dynasty was a glorious time for us Han people to feel proud!" Wang Xian said, his eyes slowly sweeping across the people in the hall, and he said with a stern expression: "In any case, It was us who ended the Yongle Dynasty, defended the country, and continued to attack the Tartars, and the responsibility fell on our shoulders!"

Wang Xian's emotions infected the crowd, and the expressions of the crowd became much more serious, and it wasn't because of the disagreement just now...

"These years, why do ordinary people call me a ****?" Wang Xian obviously knows his reputation among the people very well, and he doesn't shy away from saying: "Besides some people pouring dirty water on me, what's more important is , we have lost the martial soul since the founding of the country!"

Everyone couldn't help but secretly nodded. If the two emperors, Taizu and Taizong, were in charge, after suffering such a disastrous defeat like that of Tolu River, they would immediately send a large army to fight, and return tenfold revenge with an eye for an eye!After getting used to the fierceness and bravery of the two previous emperors, the common people couldn't accept the silence of the current emperor.

The common people don't care about the actual difficulties of the court, they only know that if they are beaten, they must take revenge, and let those tartars always remember this lesson - whoever offends me, a strong man, will be punished no matter how far away!

The emperor who does not do this is the unworthy descendant of the Zhu family, and the powerful officials who slander the emperor and are greedy for life and fear of death are naturally heinous bastards!

"This battle is the only chance for us to wash away our bad reputation and regain the hearts of the people!" Wang Xian looked at the crowd with deep eyes, and said in a complicated tone: "But if we lose, we will lose everything, and Daming will also lose future……"

Everyone knows that once the Hetao is lost, the Xuanda Great Wall will become the front line against the Tartars. The border stretching thousands of miles of the Ming Dynasty may be attacked by the Mongols at any time. The defenders on the nine sides are exhausted and cannot stop the Mongols. Break through a certain Great Wall and enter the hinterland of Ming Dynasty!It even appeared in the city of Beijing!
From then on, the two sides changed positions, and Ming's army defended its people from being trampled by the Mongolian iron cavalry. Even if they were powerless, how could they talk about attacking?
"So everyone, please put away all your selfish thoughts and help me win this battle!" Wang Xian stood up and bowed deeply to everyone.

Everyone stood up suddenly, knelt down on one knee, and shouted in unison: "This subordinate is willing to be the master, to be smashed to pieces for Daming, and to die!"

"Thank you all." Wang Xian's grateful eyes turned red.

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Wu Wei went out of the hall and saw Liu Sheng waiting for him, so he walked over slowly.

"How is it?" Liu Sheng asked eagerly, "Did the Lord change his mind?" It turned out that after the meeting ended, Wang Xian left Wu Wei alone. From Liu Sheng's point of view, there might be a turning point for things.

"No." Wu Wei shook his head, and said with a gloomy expression, "My lord just talked to me about preparing for the expedition."

"Didn't you mention anything about the capital?" Liu Sheng said disappointedly.

"Just a word," Wu Wei said blankly, "Warning me not to make small moves in the capital..."

"Hey!" Liu Sheng's face sank, he thumped the pillar of the corridor, and said with hatred: "What is he thinking?"

"My lord means to show the emperor and all the officials that I am wholeheartedly for the country this time and have absolutely no selfishness. I hope they can also put the overall situation first, right?" Although Wang Xian deprived him of his power, Wu Wei remained calm. explained for him.

"Fart!" Liu Sheng said bitterly: "Why do you think he lived longer and returned? How can you expect the dog to change it?"

"My lord is right. This battle must be won. This is an overriding task. At this time, I can only actively show goodwill to the other party, at least let them not make trouble." Wu Wei secretly sighed, if this battle It will be postponed for a few more years, and when the imperial court completes the reform of military supplies, Wang Xian will not have to be so controlled by others.

The current military supply of the Ming Dynasty is still a continuation of the wonderful system established by Emperor Taizu, and the local government directly supplies the army nearby.The military supplies of an army may come from several nearby prefectures and counties. As you can imagine.

Under such circumstances, even if Wang Xian wanted to hold the military supplies in his own hands, he would have no way of doing so.Until the current system is completely reformed, even if he has all-powerful abilities, he can only rely on civilian officials to support his army.

The civil servants never expected that the wonderful system formulated by Emperor Taizu, which they had disliked for many years, would become their most important protection umbrella.If it wasn't for this move, when they dealt with Wang Xian, they would really have nothing but talk...

"This side of the capital," Liu Sheng looked at Wu Wei unwillingly, and asked hissingly, "Are you really not doing anything?"

"Of course, you have to listen to my father-in-law." Wu Wei said lightly, "Antagonizing my father-in-law will only lead to death."

Liu Sheng shuddered, knowing that Wu Wei's words implied a warning, he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied, snorted, turned around and wanted to leave.

But Wu Weiyou said quietly behind him: "And I also figured it out, letting the capital out is a wonderful move."

"Oh?" Liu Sheng stood still, turned around in surprise, and said, "You mean, the lord is going to repeat the old trick again?"

"I don't know." Wu Wei shook his head slowly and said, "Over the years, my lord's mind has become more and more unpredictable." He sighed and said, "No one knows what he is thinking."

(End of this chapter)